libewf through 20260924 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libewf_lef_extended_attribute_read_data() because UTF-16 name and value sizes are validated before being doubled. Attackers can supply a crafted .L01/.Lx01 file with oversized 'ea' metadata counts to crash the application or leak uninitialized heap memory through extended attributes.
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| Description | libewf through 20260924 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libewf_lef_extended_attribute_read_data() because UTF-16 name and value sizes are validated before being doubled. Attackers can supply a crafted .L01/.Lx01 file with oversized 'ea' metadata counts to crash the application or leak uninitialized heap memory through extended attributes. | |
| Title | libewf through 20260924 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via L01 Extended Attribute Parsing | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-10-15T18:57:47.615Z
Reserved: 2026-10-15T17:04:03.065Z
Link: CVE-2026-111159
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-15T19:17:30.960
Modified: 2026-10-15T19:17:30.960
Link: CVE-2026-111159
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